1969-02-09 Shozo Saijyo w pts l5 Pedro Gomez, Martial Arts Hall, Tokyo, Japan - WBA. Referee: Ko Toyama. Scorecards: 74-68, 74-71, 74-69. Using his four-inch reach advantage to good effect, Saijyo (125½), always alert to an opening, generally kept Gomez (123¼) at arms length by dint of an excellent left jab and speedy footwork. Not even world rated, the challenger, who was cut over the left eye in the eighth round and complained that he had been hit low on occasion without Saiyjo being reprimanded, was a disappointment and proved to be sluggish, pedestrian and an easy target at times. Coming to Japan with the reputation of being a puncher, having once stopped Tokyo’s Hiroshi Kobayashi, he also landed very few blows on Saiyjo.

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1969-02-09 [[Shozo Saijo]] w pts l5 [[Pedro Gomez]], Martial Arts Hall, Tokyo, Japan - WBA. Referee: Ko Toyama. Scorecards: 74-68, 74-71, 74-69. Using his four-inch reach advantage to good effect, Saijo (125½), always alert to an opening, generally kept Gomez (123¼) at arm's length by dint of an excellent left jab and speedy footwork. Not even world rated, the challenger, who was cut over the left eye in the eighth round and complained that he had been hit low on occasion without Saijo being reprimanded, was a disappointment, proving to be sluggish, pedestrian, and an easy target at times. Coming to Japan with the reputation of being a puncher, having once stopped [[Hiroshi Kobayashi]], he also landed very few blows on Saijo.

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[[Category: 1969 Featherweight Title Contests]]

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Having won and lost to Saijo prior to the latter winning the title, [[Jose Luis Pimentel]] would be the next challenger. He had also lost against [[Dominado Manalang]] and drawn with [[Frankie Crawford]]. Rated number five by the WBA, the twin brother of [[Jesus Pimentel]] was a exciting, hard-hitting fighter who had won 12 of his 16 contests, nine of them finishing inside the distance.

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[[Category: 1969 Title Contests]]

[[Category: Featherweight Division]]

[[Category: Featherweight Division]]

Revision as of 17:37, 8 December 2012

1969-02-09 Shozo Saijo w pts l5 Pedro Gomez, Martial Arts Hall, Tokyo, Japan - WBA. Referee: Ko Toyama. Scorecards: 74-68, 74-71, 74-69. Using his four-inch reach advantage to good effect, Saijo (125½), always alert to an opening, generally kept Gomez (123¼) at arm's length by dint of an excellent left jab and speedy footwork. Not even world rated, the challenger, who was cut over the left eye in the eighth round and complained that he had been hit low on occasion without Saijo being reprimanded, was a disappointment, proving to be sluggish, pedestrian, and an easy target at times. Coming to Japan with the reputation of being a puncher, having once stopped Hiroshi Kobayashi, he also landed very few blows on Saijo.

Having won and lost to Saijo prior to the latter winning the title, Jose Luis Pimentel would be the next challenger. He had also lost against Dominado Manalang and drawn with Frankie Crawford. Rated number five by the WBA, the twin brother of Jesus Pimentel was a exciting, hard-hitting fighter who had won 12 of his 16 contests, nine of them finishing inside the distance.